hen

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A hen is a female chicken. It's important to make sure your new backyard chickens are hens and not roosters otherwise, those eggs you're looking forward to just aren't going to happen.

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The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray hen.

Noun
female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster

Noun
adult female bird

Noun
adult female chicken

Noun
flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing

n.
The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray hen.

Hen

Hen , n. [AS. henn, hen, h'91n; akin to D. hen, OHG. henna, G. henne, Icel. hna, Dan. h'94na; the fem. corresponding to AS. hana cock, D. haan, OHG. hano, G. hahn, Icel. hani, Dan. & Sw. hane. Prob. akin to L. canere to sing, and orig. meaning, a singer. Cf. Chanticleer.] (Zo'94l.) The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray hen. &hand; Used adjectively or in combination to indicate the female; as, hen canary, hen eagle, hen turkey, peahen. Hen clam. (Zo'94l.) (a) A clam of the Mactra, and allied genera; the sea clam or surf clam. See Surf clam. (b) A California clam of the genus Pachydesma. -- Hen driver. See Hen harrier (below). -- Hen harrier (Zo'94l.), a hawk (Circus cyaneus), found in Europe and America; -- called also dove hawk, henharm, henharrow, hen driver, and usually, in America, marsh hawk. See Marsh hawk. -- Hen hawk (Zo'94l.), one of several species of large hawks which capture hens; esp., the American red-tailed hawk (Buteo borealis), the red-shouldered hawk (B. lineatus), and the goshawk.

The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray hen.

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Usage Examples

You can't set a hen in one morning and have chicken salad for lunch.

It is not unprofessional to give free legal advice, but advertising that the first visit will be free is a bit like a fox telling chickens he will not bite them until they cross the threshold of the hen house.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

Gentleness doesn't get work done unless you happen to be a hen laying eggs.